Crassostrea virginica
Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin, 1791)
- Mollusca
- Bivalvia
- Autolamellibranchiata
- Pteriomorphia
- order Ostreoida
- family Ostreidae
- genus Crassostrea
Common Names
American cupped oyster (English), Amerikaanse Atlantische oester (Dutch), Amerikanische Auster (German), Amerikansk østers (Danish), Blue Point oyster (English), Eastern oyster (English), Huître américaine (French), Huître de Virginie (French), Noordamerikaanse oester (Dutch), Ostión americano (Castilian), Ostra americana (Portuguese), Ostrica della Virginia (Italian)
Taxonomy
- Crassostrea brasiliana Lamarck (synonym)
- Crassostrea floridensis Sowerby (synonym)